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A band director I know just sent a note asking about currently available tuba mouthpieces comprable to an Olds 14. Apparently they have had students using this very old (no pun intended) mouthpiece for quite a while and would like to replace it with something similar. If this person were local to me I could just measure the opening with my calipers and make some suggestions, but that's not a possibility here. None of the mouthpiece charts I usually consult include this one, so I'm consulting the hivemind to see if anyone is familiar with this Olds 14 and knows its dimensions.

Of course, I could just write back and make my usual suggestion of a Bach 18 or similar, but if I can I'd like to answer the question as asked. Thanks!

posting from ignorance...but (as I've seen quite a bit of obscure stuff, but not that) I'd label that as "obscure".

(I have an Olds 97, which is PARTICULARLY obscure...basically an elongated contrabass trombone mouthpiece.)

I wonder (??) if an Olds 14 is ANYTHING like an old Besson 14, which was a wide-rimmed/small-throated (ie. "old school") mouthpiece...

Besson 14, pictured just below:



basing wild-supposition on another wild supposition...
IF the Olds 14 is anything like the old Besson 14, it would appear that the cheapest similar thing might be a Yamaha 67C4...

a (beat-up/used) Yamaha 67C4:



or (more expensive, but a more similar rim-style to a BESSON 14...yet a larger cup opening) a Schilke 69C4

Can you get a picture of it with calipers to save everyone's speculation? Otherwise, for school, a Faxx 7B or 18 should work just fine.

Ancient thread reply, but ended up here while cleaning up some old mouthpieces that have been sitting on the shelf for years. Took a lineup with with a Conn 2, Olds 14, and a Conn 24AW. No idea on ages/etc. If someone really needs the info I can get calipers out.

Conn2-Olds14-Conn24AW_side

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